Re: [tlug] Is Japan closer to U.S. or ...?

[Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com>]

On 2014-12-19 11:05 +0000 (Fri), Darren Cook wrote:

> In terms of internet distance, is a server hosted in Western U.S. or
> Singapore closer to Japan?  Ping times, available bandwidth, latency:
> I'm not too worried about how exactly "closer" is defined.

RTT to the Singtel IX is about 70 ms. over NTT, which is what most
providers are using for transit to Singapore. US west coast tends to be
around 100 ms. more, so Singapore is probably the better option.

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